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Coffee Break Spanish
by Coffee Break Languages
Learn Spanish in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself understood with native Spanish speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress. 386357 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Bonus Episode: Clues Explained - La fantástica caza del tresoro 2026
We're back with a special bonus episode of the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2026! Join us for a detailed explanation of this year's Treasure Hunt clues. Sit back, relax and enjoy listening to this episode on your next coffee break. ☕️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Clue #4 (español) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2026
We have reached the last clue of our virtual treasure hunt - La fantástica caza del tesoro de Coffee Break de 2026 - which will lead us to the final location! Test your Spanish and detective skills as we reveal everything you need to know to determine the last destination. Remember to submit your...
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Clue #3 (español) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2026
It's time for the third clue of La fantástica caza del tesoro de Coffee Break de 2026, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts we share and your language skills, see if you can you work out where checkpoint number three is. In case you missed it - everyone who…
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Clue #2 (español) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2026
We're back with the next episode of La fantástica caza del tesoro de Coffee Break de 2026, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join us as we reveal clue number two which takes us one step closer to our final location. As we continue through this mini series we'll discover further clues to…
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Clue #1 (español) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2026
Welcome to the first episode of La fantástica caza del tesoro de Coffee Break de 2026, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join us in this first episode as we reveal the initial clue. As you continue through this mini series you’ll discover further clues, solve the mystery and practise your...
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The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2026
Four mystery cities. Four cryptic clues. One week to work out where we're going. The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt is back for 2026, and everything happens here: https://coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt Each clue is a short poem describing a European city without ever naming it. Every…
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10 Spanish set phrases that use a different verb from English
Translating word for word from English is one of the quickest ways to sound unnatural in Spanish, and set phrases are where it shows most. In this episode, Pablo goes through ten everyday expressions where Spanish picks a completely different verb from English, covering questions, mistakes,...
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Five Spanish idioms every beginner should know
Spanish idioms are a great way to make your conversations sound more natural from the very beginning. In this episode, Anabel introduces five beginner-friendly expressions you'll hear in everyday Spanish: tenerlo en la punta de la lengua costar un ojo de la cara (or un riñón) echar una mano…
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Why Spanish says 'it got lost on me' instead of 'I lost it'
There's more than one way to say you lost something in Spanish, and the version you choose changes how the sentence feels. In this episode, Pablo compares "perdí" with "se me perdió" using different examples from the video, and unpacks why Spanish speakers go for the second one so often. ➡️ Click...
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Everyday Spanish exaggerations native speakers love
Spanish speakers love a good exaggeration, and these colourful expressions are a great way to sound more natural in conversation. In this episode, Anabel introduces five everyday phrases that add drama and personality to your Spanish: hace un frío que pela, hace siglos que no nos vemos, tener…
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Spanish football vocabulary explained
Whether you're watching a match or chatting with friends, football comes up a lot in the Spanish-speaking world. In this episode, Pablo covers the vocabulary you need, from the basics like 'el estadio' and 'el árbitro' to the phrases fans shout at the screen. ➡️ Click here to watch the video...
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How to say 'maybe' in Spanish without the subjunctive
The subjunctive has a reputation for being one of the trickiest parts of Spanish, but you don't always need it to talk about what might happen. In this episode, Pablo shares three everyday expressions, a lo mejor, igual and lo mismo, that let you express possibility and uncertainty using the...
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Can you get these 3 Spanish jokes? (Anabel explains why they're funny)
Anabel is back, and this time she's bringing us three jokes in Spanish. Can you get them? Each one teaches you something interesting about how Spanish really works, from double meanings to wordplay and idioms. The last one might surprise you! ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this...
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5 common Spanish mistakes that make you sound like a beginner
In this episode, Anabel walks you through five common Spanish mistakes that even intermediate and advanced learners keep making. From using "ser" instead of "tener" to confusing "a" and "en" with locations, she explains why these mistakes happen and how to fix them for good. ➡️ Click here to…
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 10: Un sueño hecho realidad
Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through...
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 9: La primavera y sus amores
Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through...
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 8: Las fiestas del barrio
Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help build your language skills naturally through storytelling....
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 7: Imprevistos que salen bien
Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through...
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 6: Un día de diez
Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through...
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 5: Despedidas
Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through...
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 4: ¡Por fin, jubilado!
Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through...
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 3: Suenan campanas
Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and build your language skills naturally through storytelling. In...
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 2: Noticias reguleras
Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help build your language skills naturally through storytelling....
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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 1: El encuentro
Welcome back to Season 2 of Scenes from the Coffee Break Spanish Café! ¡Bienvenidos a la nueva temporada de Scenes! If you joined us in Season 1 then you will already be familiar with Isabel’s café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and…
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'El Gordo de Navidad': the Spanish Lottery | A Coffee Break with Anabel
Ready for another mini Coffee Break Spanish lesson? This time, Anabel dives into one of Spain’s most fascinating festive traditions: El Gordo de Navidad, the famous Christmas lottery! 🎄💰 It’s the perfect mini lesson to discover more about Spanish culture while picking up natural language you…
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When "to be" means "tener" in Spanish | A Coffee Break with Pablo
Join Pablo from the Coffee Break Spanish team in another useful little espresso lesson. ☕ In this episode, he explores a set of everyday expressions that use “to be” in English but “tener” in Spanish. You’ll learn to say things like: ❄️ tener frío 🍽 tener hambre 💪 tener razón and much more!…
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5 untranslateable words to use this December | A Coffee Break with Anabel
We’re back with another mini Coffee Break Spanish lesson to help you build natural, everyday vocabulary! ✨ In this short episode, Anabel introduces five useful Spanish words that don’t have a direct translation into English: ➡️ trasnochar ➡️ madrugar ➡️ estrenar ➡️ empalagar ➡️ friolero/a Do you...
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Coffee Break Spanish - All You Need To Know
Join Mark and Pablo for this special episode of Coffee Break Spanish where we're talking about something a bit different. We receive emails and messages all the time asking us "where should I start?", so we thought we'd answer that in this episode. We share details about how Coffee Break Spanish...
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Listening practice on the topic of this Mexican singer | A Coffee Break with Anabel
Join Anabel from the Coffee Break Spanish team in this little espresso lesson, in which she introduces you to one of her favourite Mexican singers, Ximena Sariñana. In this episode, you will be able to test your listening skills and improve your vocabulary with a list of words. It’s the perfect...
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Bonus Episode: Clues Explained - La fantástica caza del tresoro
We're back with a special bonus episode of the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt! Join us for a detailed explanation of this year's Treasure Hunt clues. Sit back, relax and enjoy listening to this episode on your next coffee break. ☕️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Clue #4 (español) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
We have reached the last clue of our virtual treasure hunt - La fantástica caza del tesoro de Coffee Break de 2025 - which will lead us to the final location! Test your Spanish and detective skills as we reveal everything you need to know to determine the last destination. Remember to submit your...
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Clue #3 (español) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
It's time for the third clue of La fantástica caza del tesoro de Coffee Break de 2025, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts we share and your language skills, see if you can you work out where checkpoint number three is. In case you missed it - everyone who…
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Clue #2 (español) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
We're back with the next episode of La fantástica caza del tesoro de Coffee Break de 2025, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join us as we reveal clue number two which takes us one step closer to our final location. As we continue through this mini series we'll discover further clues to…
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Clue #1 (español) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
Welcome to the first episode of La fantástica caza del tesoro de Coffee Break de 2025, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join us in this first episode as we reveal the initial clue. As you continue through this mini series you’ll discover further clues, solve the mystery and practise your...
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Announcing the Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
New mini-series! Starting on Monday 20th October, join Mark and the Coffee Break Spanish Team for a virtual treasure hunt across Europe, in which we'll discover clues, solve the mystery and practise our Spanish. But this is not just a language lesson – it's a competition! By taking part you could...
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How do you translate "get" into Spanish? | A Coffee Break with Pablo
Do you know how to translate the word ‘get’ into Spanish? This small word can be translated in many different ways, making it a big challenge for learners of Spanish. That’s why in this episode Pablo shows you how to think when translating ‘to get’, replacing it with clearer alternatives like...
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How to shop for shoes in Spanish | A Coffee Break with Pablo
In this episode, Pablo takes you on a journey into the world of shoes. From chanclas and tacones to navigating shoe sizes, he’ll teach you what you need for shoe shopping in Spanish 🥿🥾 You’ll also learn how to answer the question ¿Qué talla calzas? and more useful vocabulary. 👉 Want more tips...
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Calendar dates in Spanish using 'ser' AND 'estar' | A Coffee Break with Anabel
In this espresso-style episode, Anabel talks about one of the trickiest parts of Spanish grammar: knowing when to use ser and when to use estar, specifically while talking about calendar dates. She explains how we normally use ser for dates (Hoy es viernes), but how switching to estar in the...
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Catalanismos in Spanish | A Coffee Break with Pablo
Are you ready for another espresso lesson with Pablo from Coffee Break Spanish? In this episode, we’ll have a look at catalanismos, words in Spanish that come directly from Catalan. From the word capicúa to añorar 💭, and even the curious story behind esquirol 🐿️, you’ll discover how Catalan has...
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How to use 'hacerse' in Spanish | A Coffee Break with Anabel
Join Anabel from Coffee Break Spanish to explore how to use the versatile Spanish verb hacerse. From changes in profession to personal transformation, this reflexive verb appears in a variety of everyday expressions 🔄🗣️ By the end of this episode, you’ll understand the nuances of hacerse and be...
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How to maximise your language learning every day | A Coffee Break with Mark
In this espresso episode, join Mark as he shares practical tips to help you make the most of the little moments in your day and turn them into powerful opportunities for language learning! 💪 Discover how his recent trip to Slovenia taught him how his small interactions can help you build...
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Spanish gym vocabulary - Words for your workout | A Coffee Break with Pablo
Join Pablo for a coffee break, in which you'll have the chance to practise and improve your Spanish over just 10 minutes. In this episode, we’re focusing on a workout-themed mini-lesson all about Spanish gym vocabulary! 🏋️♀️💪 You’ll learn how to talk about: ➡️ el gimnasio ➡️ calentamiento ➡️...
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'Ser' vs. 'estar' for location | A Coffee Break with Anabel
In today’s espresso mini-lesson, we’re joined by Anabel from the Coffee Break Spanish team to tackle one of the most common challenges for Spanish learners: choosing between ser and estar when talking about location. 📍🤔 These two verbs both mean 'to be', but knowing when to use each is key to...
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Typical Spanish dishes to try this summer | A Coffee Break with Pablo
While we're working on our next podcast series to help you improve your Spanish, we hope you enjoy this mini-lesson with Pablo. In today’s episode, we explore some typical Spanish dishes you should definitely try this summer! ☀️🍽️ You’ll learn about dishes like: ➡️ la paella ➡️ la horchata ➡️ el...
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3 fun expressions with 'estar' & how to use them | A Coffee Break with Anabel
Join Anabel from the Coffee Break Spanish team in a little espresso lesson in between the main seasons of Coffee Break Spanish. Today, we’ll have a closer look at three expressions that use the verb estar, like estar al loro. Ready to sound more like a native speaker in your next adventure? ✅...
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5 tips to turn any trip into your language classroom | A Coffee Break with Mark
Join Mark, the founder of Coffee Break Languages, for a coffee break, in which you'll hear tips and ideas to boost your language-learning journey in just a few minutes. In this episode, Mark shares five tips to make any trip your language classroom, even if travelling is not an option for you…
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Subjunctive or indicative after 'cuando' in Spanish? | A Coffee Break with Pablo
In this episode, we'll hear from Pablo from the Coffee Break Spanish team. This time, a Spanish proverb gives us the perfect opportunity to explore one of those classic Spanish grammar challenges: when to use the subjunctive vs. the indicative after the word cuando. Now, you definitely have a...
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How to talk confidently about the weather | A Coffee Break with Anabel
Would you like short, mini-episodes to keep your Spanish ticking over in between our main seasons of Coffee Break Spanish? Then we hope you enjoy this mini-lesson with Anabel! Today’s topic? The weather! ☀️🌧️ Anabel will teach you how to talk confidently about the weather in Spanish. You’ll…
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CBS Scenes 1.10 | Una gran familia
In the final chapter of Scenes, our course for intermediate Spanish learners, Isabel shares more about her Chicos de oro and the wonderful plans they enjoy together. ¡Son como una gran familia! Join Mark and Pablo in this last episode and take your Spanish to the next level! In Chapter 10, we’ll...
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CBS Scenes 1.09 | Una visita de recuerdos
In Chapter 9 of Scenes, our course for intermediate Spanish learners, we return to Isabel’s café, where she welcomes a group of customers from a place that holds special meaning for her. ¿Te imaginas de dónde vienen? Join Mark and Pablo as they guide you through useful vocabulary and grammar…
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Learn Spanish in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself understood with native Spanish speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress.
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